Yeah thats pretty accurate, I've actually just been watching a new documentary on him broadcast on uk tv tonight.
In general Freddie is loved, adored and greatly missed here, his death was as big a deal as when Princess Diana died, check out that Freddie Mercury tribute concert that GNR played - noone else's death could have spawned such a gigantic concert beamed across the world, mabye only Live Aid was bigger.
Basically he is one of the greatest rock n roll stars of all time and he died tragically young, so he's became immortalised. On the anniversaries of his death and birthdays there is usually a documentary or a Queen concert broadcast on one of the tv stations.

Freddie Mercury the man is probably still a mystery to most people, but Freddie Mercury the performer is the guy the whole world fell in love with.

Hope ol' Axl shows as much balls as he did at his last 2 gigs in Rio in a few weeks, whatever happens that night is gotta be a marker of intent.

Awesome, if I had a time machine I'd be the happiest man in the world

Are they going to just have tour dates drip out one by one? Surely a big announcement like the Canada tour would generate a bit of hype?

Fernando is the #1 contender.